ZYGOPETALUM. 



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soft gi'een ; the lip large, somewhat cordate, the margin white 

 and crenate, while the centre is of a rich deep blue. It 

 emits a very strong but agreeable perfume ; and succeeds in 

 a pot with peat and sphagnum moss. Native of Central 

 America. 



Z. hrachypetaliim. — A Brazilian species, and one of the 

 handsomest of the genus, having brownish sepals and petals, 

 a little marbled with green, and a deep blush violet lip, 

 veined with white. It blooms in December, lasting long in 

 perfection. 



Z, crinitum cceruleum. — A handsome variety from Brazil. 

 It produces upright spikes, sometimes two fi'om the same 

 pseudobulb, and bears during the winter beautifully variegated 

 flowers, which last a long time in perfection. The sepals 

 and petals are green, barred with brown ; the lip is white or 

 cream-coloured, streaked with bright blue. 



Z. Gautieri. — An elegant but somewhat rare plant. The 

 pseudobulbs are much furrowed, and bear large dark-green 

 plaited leaves. The flowers are large; sepals and petals 

 gi-een, blotched with brown ; lip white, with a purple stain 

 towards the base. Native of Brazil. 



Z. gramineuyn. — This is a dwarf-growing species, attaining 

 the height of ten inches ; leaves narrow and light green in 

 colour; flowers white and purple, two to three on a spike, 

 which is about six inches high, and produced from the base 

 of the pseudobulbs in the autumn months. This veiy dis- 

 tinct and beautiful plant I have only seen in the fine collection 

 of Lord Egerton, Tatton Park, under the care of Mr. Chfl; 

 who finds it succeed best potted in sphagnum and peat, and 

 kept in the East Indian house. 



Z. intermedium. — A free-growing, useful old plant, easily 

 grown, and a profuse bloomer; its flowers begin to open 

 during autumn, and contmue in full perfection for five or six 



